Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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